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Brad Schimel: “Some states have a process where there's an appointment and…”

Featuring: Brad Schimel, Republican | Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, Waukesha County

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Published | Video Starts at 48:42

I kind of lean toward the notion that the voters get to make the decision as opposed to politicians who make it for them. Some states have a process where there's an appointment and then there's a retention election. I think that's the case in Pennsylvania. That's interesting, and that maybe that provides a hybrid that takes it out of the raw election process in the beginning, but then … (48:42–48:51)

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Asserts that some states use a system of appointment followed by a retention election for judges.

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